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Die Hard

Die Hard
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1988
 132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John McTiernan

Starring

Bruce Willis · Bonnie Bedelia · Alan Rickman · Reginald VelJohnson · Paul Gleason · Devoreaux White

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 20th July 1988
United States release date United States release: 15th July 1988
Canada release date Canada release: 20th July 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 3rd Feb '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £523.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 17

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 13

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 19

Chart position history

UK box office

3 Feb, 1989
1
10 Feb, 1989
1
17 Feb, 1989
2
24 Feb, 1989
4
3 Mar, 1989
9
10 Mar, 1989
7
17 Mar, 1989
10
24 Mar, 1989
11
31 Mar, 1989
14
7 Apr, 1989
14
7 Dec, 2018
15
4 Dec, 2020
9
11 Dec, 2020
12
18 Dec, 2020
12
16 Dec, 2022
13
22 Dec, 2023
14
19 Dec, 2025
14

US box office

22 Jul, 1988
3
29 Jul, 1988
4
2 Sep, 1988
4
7 Oct, 1988
6
14 Oct, 1988
7
21 Oct, 1988
13
28 Oct, 1988
13
4 Dec, 2020
10
11 Dec, 2020
12
8 Dec, 2023
15

Global box office

15 Jul, 1988
1
22 Jul, 1988
1
29 Jul, 1988
1
5 Aug, 1988
1
12 Aug, 1988
1
19 Aug, 1988
1
26 Aug, 1988
1
2 Sep, 1988
1
9 Sep, 1988
1
16 Sep, 1988
1
23 Sep, 1988
1
30 Sep, 1988
1
7 Oct, 1988
1
14 Oct, 1988
1
21 Oct, 1988
1
3 Feb, 1989
1
10 Feb, 1989
1

Other movies in this series

Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Die Hard 4.0
A Good Day to Die Hard

Certificates

US
R

15

20

A

13

15+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $83.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $141.6 Million

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This weeks UK box office

Die Hard is number 14 on the UK box office this week.

UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Die Hard
3 Feb 1989
1N
£523,488
£523,488
10 Feb 1989
1▲▼
£461,744
£1,123,755
17 Feb 1989
2▼
£480,872
£1,796,976
24 Feb 1989
4▼
£240,436
£2,109,543
3 Mar 1989
9▼
£92,475
£2,229,761
10 Mar 1989
7▲
£61,650
£2,319,154
17 Mar 1989
10▼
£41,100
£2,378,749
24 Mar 1989
11▼
£27,400
£2,414,369
31 Mar 1989
14▼
£10,538
£2,429,122
7 Apr 1989
14▲▼
£4,053
£2,434,594
7 Dec 2018
15▼
£86,628
£86,628
4 Dec 2020
9▲
£16,980
£317,823
11 Dec 2020
12▼
£22,884
£354,534
18 Dec 2020
12▲▼
£14,713
£384,735
16 Dec 2022
13▼
£32,428
£637,145
22 Dec 2023
14▼
£110,783
£978,299
19 Dec 2025
14▲▼
£79,547
£1,412,970
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 13

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Jul 1988
16▼
$601,851
$601,851
22 Jul 1988
3▲
$7,105,514
$10,147,587
29 Jul 1988
4▼
$6,107,608
$20,140,735
2 Sep 1988
4▲▼
$4,766,648
$58,456,957
7 Oct 1988
6▼
$1,513,576
$72,770,440
14 Oct 1988
7▼
$1,062,121
$74,138,586
21 Oct 1988
13▼
$876,888
$75,215,700
28 Oct 1988
13▲▼
$680,673
$76,181,473
9 Nov 2018
26▼
$321,704
$321,704
4 Dec 2020
10▲
$189,000
$189,000
11 Dec 2020
12▼
$136,000
$325,000
8 Dec 2023
15▼
$934,421
$934,421
15 Dec 2023
19▼
$339,103
$1,744,450